BIOTECHNOLOGY: The health department has paved the way to allow some hospitals to be used for clinical trials of locally developed Chinese herbal remedies
By Chuang Chi-ting
STAFF REPORTER
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2001, Page 2
To advance biotechnology in Taiwan, the Department of Health yesterday officially certified seven hospitals to operate as the nation’s first centers for clinical experimentation in Chinese medicine. (more…)
“Chinese medicine in  Shanxi “  launched in Taiyuanon September 2, the provincial leadership Zhao Jinfu, Hu Su Ping, Zhou Ran and leaderst of the Ministry of Health  attended the inauguration ceremony. (more…)
CIAM There co-exist two medical systems in China: traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine. Being complementary and interdisciplinary to one another, their integration is in conformity with the objective laws of science development. (more…)
Government initiative aims to meet scientific standards.
China has announced an ambitious attempt to bring the ancient practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) into line with modern standards. The government says it will expand basic and clinical research, and improve the testing and developing of TCM remedies for export. But critics question whether the research will meet the scientific standards necessary for international recognition. (more…)
Interfax – As drug discovery options run dry with fewer and fewer synthetic lead compounds and structure-based medicines being discovered, multinationals are increasingly turning to traditional Chinese medicines as a new source.
TCM modernization, the identification of an active ingredient in a herbal remedy that results in the mass production and marketing of a drug with a detailed pharmacokinetic profile, is the latest buzzword in the pharmaceutical industry, both home and abroad. (more…)